Comments on: How To Design A Garden – Video Tutorials http://www.successfulgardendesign.com Garden Design Made Easy - Online Courses, Tips & Ideas for your Garden Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Shital http://www.successfulgardendesign.com/ideas/video-tutorials/#comment-94 Shital Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:47:51 +0000 http://www.successfulgardendesign.com/?page_id=1222#comment-94 hello, my name is Shital, I m doing Landscape Designing Course in India. your videos are really very helpful. thanx a lot for sharing them. take care hello,
my name is Shital, I m doing Landscape Designing Course in India.
your videos are really very helpful.
thanx a lot for sharing them.
take care

]]> By: Rachel Mathews http://www.successfulgardendesign.com/ideas/video-tutorials/#comment-93 Rachel Mathews Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:52:57 +0000 http://www.successfulgardendesign.com/?page_id=1222#comment-93 Hi Stuart I don't have any tutorials that will show that but I am just putting the finishing touches on a downloadable <a href="http://www.courses.successfulgardendesign.com/survey/" rel="nofollow">garden survey mini-course</a> that will contain the information you need. Should be out in a couple of weeks or so and it includes video tutorials on how to survey levels. If you drop me an email, I will let you know as soon as it's ready. Hi Stuart

I don’t have any tutorials that will show that but I am just putting the finishing touches on a downloadable garden survey mini-course that will contain the information you need. Should be out in a couple of weeks or so and it includes video tutorials on how to survey levels. If you drop me an email, I will let you know as soon as it’s ready.

]]> By: Stuart http://www.successfulgardendesign.com/ideas/video-tutorials/#comment-92 Stuart Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:09:09 +0000 http://www.successfulgardendesign.com/?page_id=1222#comment-92 Hi, Came across your site when searching for information on how to survey a garden, great site especially the videos on measuring and planning. I have a very large garden on different levels and i want to transfer these levels on to a drawing (with sections through) so i can plan steps, pond etc and level the lawns. Do you have any tutorials on how to take levels on your site or can you recommend a book or wesite where i can learn how to do this? Hi,

Came across your site when searching for information on how to survey a garden, great site especially the videos on measuring and planning. I have a very large garden on different levels and i want to transfer these levels on to a drawing (with sections through) so i can plan steps, pond etc and level the lawns. Do you have any tutorials on how to take levels on your site or can you recommend a book or wesite where i can learn how to do this?

]]> By: Rachel Mathews http://www.successfulgardendesign.com/ideas/video-tutorials/#comment-91 Rachel Mathews Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:18:43 +0000 http://www.successfulgardendesign.com/?page_id=1222#comment-91 Hi Tammy, Many thanks for your feedback - you've inspired me to create a page for people that have completed the Great Garden Formula Course to leave feedback directly on this site. http://www.successfulgardendesign.com/great-garden-formula-feedback-page/ Looking forward to seeing how your garden turns out, sounds like you've got your work cut out! Rachel Hi Tammy,

Many thanks for your feedback – you’ve inspired me to create a page for people that have completed the Great Garden Formula Course to leave feedback directly on this site.
http://www.successfulgardendesign.com/great-garden-formula-feedback-page/

Looking forward to seeing how your garden turns out, sounds like you’ve got your work cut out!

Rachel

]]> By: Tammy Liu http://www.successfulgardendesign.com/ideas/video-tutorials/#comment-90 Tammy Liu Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:58:30 +0000 http://www.successfulgardendesign.com/?page_id=1222#comment-90 Hi Everyone. I came across this site and found it very inspiring. I actually have just completed one of Rachel's Great Garden formula course as we are in the process of building our house and has a very rough building lot to content with. I found the course very very helpful because I have learnt so much in this short course, much more than I have read from books because Rachel sends out videos to explain how each step works and gives you plenty of encouragement. I have already sent Rachel a more in-depth feed back of the course and I hope she can copy/cut and paste my respond to help her spread the her good work to assist other complete beginners like me. We hope to complete our house by early 2011. I am planning the garden in the mean time. I am hoping to starting making a start soon on part of the garden that is further away from the house as we have a 2 acre lot on a steep hill in Sunny Panama, Central America. Happy learning everyone. Hi Everyone.
I came across this site and found it very inspiring. I actually have just completed one of Rachel’s Great Garden formula course as we are in the process of building our house and has a very rough building lot to content with. I found the course very very helpful because I have learnt so much in this short course, much more than I have read from books because Rachel sends out videos to explain how each step works and gives you plenty of encouragement. I have already sent Rachel a more in-depth feed back of the course and I hope she can copy/cut and paste my respond to help her spread the her good work to assist other complete beginners like me.
We hope to complete our house by early 2011. I am planning the garden in the mean time. I am hoping to starting making a start soon on part of the garden that is further away from the house as we have a 2 acre lot on a steep hill in Sunny Panama, Central America.

Happy learning everyone.

]]> By: Rachel Mathews http://www.successfulgardendesign.com/ideas/video-tutorials/#comment-89 Rachel Mathews Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:04:03 +0000 http://www.successfulgardendesign.com/?page_id=1222#comment-89 Hi Roy Sorry for delay in replying, I've been away for the last 3 weeks and somehow missed your comment when I checked my emails, think the spam filter ate you! Anyway, definitely not too late to retrain to become a garden designer. You may find that there are adult eduction colleges and resources locally to you. Would be worth doing a Google search to see who is nearest, then go in and meet the tutors and interview students about how good the course is. One of the main drawbacks with a lot of college courses is they have a set timetable they need to fill and can often pad the course material out. So it's important to choose a course that will engage and not bore you. If you are happy to attend virtual classrooms, the best course I know of is run by The Oxford College of Garden Design http://www.garden-design-courses.co.uk/ . It's run by Duncan Heather who did the same teacher training I did in a very extensive training programme on how to run a virtual school and present information in ways that suit adult learners. He really knows his stuff but the course is expensive. Alternatively if you want to dip your toe in and see if garden design is for you, try one of my online courses! Although my courses are aimed at homeowners, what I teach is to a level that is ideal for anyone wanting to do this professionally. I have a course opening back up in November for beginners or very soon they'll be a homestudy course coming out. Hope that helps you, let us know if you take the plunge! Best wishes Rachel Hi Roy

Sorry for delay in replying, I’ve been away for the last 3 weeks and somehow missed your comment when I checked my emails, think the spam filter ate you!

Anyway, definitely not too late to retrain to become a garden designer. You may find that there are adult eduction colleges and resources locally to you. Would be worth doing a Google search to see who is nearest, then go in and meet the tutors and interview students about how good the course is.

One of the main drawbacks with a lot of college courses is they have a set timetable they need to fill and can often pad the course material out. So it’s important to choose a course that will engage and not bore you.

If you are happy to attend virtual classrooms, the best course I know of is run by The Oxford College of Garden Design http://www.garden-design-courses.co.uk/ . It’s run by Duncan Heather who did the same teacher training I did in a very extensive training programme on how to run a virtual school and present information in ways that suit adult learners. He really knows his stuff but the course is expensive.

Alternatively if you want to dip your toe in and see if garden design is for you, try one of my online courses! Although my courses are aimed at homeowners, what I teach is to a level that is ideal for anyone wanting to do this professionally. I have a course opening back up in November for beginners or very soon they’ll be a homestudy course coming out.

Hope that helps you, let us know if you take the plunge!
Best wishes

Rachel

]]> By: Roy http://www.successfulgardendesign.com/ideas/video-tutorials/#comment-88 Roy Sat, 03 Jul 2010 08:05:49 +0000 http://www.successfulgardendesign.com/?page_id=1222#comment-88 Hello Rachel I am 50 this year and looking to reinvent myself. The one thing I do that does give me pleasure and positive comments from other people is gardening. I have always been good at DIY and enjoy the hardscaping side too. Is it too late to become a garden designer and if not how do I go about it? I would like to end up with a formal qualification perhaps even a degree. Can you give me any pointers? I stumbled across your site via you tube after searching courtyard garden design on yahoo. I appreciate the hard work you have put into your web site, thank you Hello Rachel

I am 50 this year and looking to reinvent myself. The one thing I do that does give me pleasure and positive comments from other people is gardening. I have always been good at DIY and enjoy the hardscaping side too. Is it too late to become a garden designer and if not how do I go about it? I would like to end up with a formal qualification perhaps even a degree. Can you give me any pointers? I stumbled across your site via you tube after searching courtyard garden design on yahoo. I appreciate the hard work you have put into your web site, thank you

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]]> By: Rachel Mathews http://www.successfulgardendesign.com/ideas/video-tutorials/#comment-85 Rachel Mathews Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:56:39 +0000 http://www.successfulgardendesign.com/?page_id=1222#comment-85 Thanks for your comment Richard. Glad you are finding the website useful. Have you checked out my other site - http://greatgardenchallenge.com/ yet? You can download a free guide on the 7 Steps to a Great Garden. It will help you further and you can also ask for advice on the forum. Thanks for your comment Richard. Glad you are finding the website useful. Have you checked out my other site – http://greatgardenchallenge.com/ yet? You can download a free guide on the 7 Steps to a Great Garden. It will help you further and you can also ask for advice on the forum.

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